Dad:
I am very thankful that you have given me this opportunity to try to persuade you into letting me have a bow and arrow. As you know, I've wanted a bow and arrow for awhile. I feel like if I got a bow and arrow I'd have a hobby that would require me to go outside. By having this hobby, it would give me an opportunity to invest my time in something that doesn't require technology.
I understand your concerns about having a stray arrow fly out into the clearing behind our house and hurting someone. I've researched some archery safety rules. Also, the cost and
type of bow and arrows I want.
Safety is very important, especially because we live in a populated neighborhood. First off, when holding the bow do not dry fire, which is drawing the string back and releasing it without an arrow. This is very important because it could break the string, causing damage to the bow and the string could come back and hurt the shooter. Secondly, when the arrow is loaded by not drawn back, do not aim at anyone. This is dangerous to anyone around the shooter, the arrow could slide out and hit someone. Even though the arrow is not very sharp, it still has a metal tip which could hurt if it slid out onto someone. The issue of having the clearing behind our house and people regularly walking in it would be addressed by not aiming the arrow anywhere but the target. The target would be put in front of the shed.
If my brother and I were to be shooting together, we'd take even more safety precautions. Only one of us would shoot at a time. While the other person is shooting the other would be standing a safe distance behind them with their equipment not loaded. This would give the other person a good area to feel comfortable surrounding so they could shoot more accurately, concentrate more, and there'd be no chance of someone getting injured from a misfire. When the person shooting is out of arrows, the other would wait with their equipment still unloaded until the shooter had all of the arrows and then moves behind them so the next person could shoot. All technology would be put away during practice, except for taking pictures. Texting and talking would not occur in the duration of practice.
The equipment would be bought by me, so you wouldn't have to buy anything. My equipment would be a Barnett Youth Buck Commander Banshee Compound Bow, additional arrows, and a quiver. This would have a total cost of about $60-$75 dollars.
